Students are required to purchase the Required Texts stated in this institute Catalog, and any others as required in Course syllabi or as deemed necessary throughout the semester. Suggested Reading Prior to Admission will help to provide students a better basic understanding of the concepts and principles they will be encountering during institute coursework. Recommended Reference books and materials provide students additional resource to expand their knowledge base and understanding.

Suggested Reading Prior to Admission

Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Web that Has No Weaver: Kaptchuk, Ted

Taoist Medicine
Tao Te Ching: Jane English, Gia Fu Feng
Holographic Universe: Michael Murphy

Required Textbooks

Traditional Chinese Medicine
Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion or
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: Maciocia, Giovanni

Treatment and Needling
A Manual of Acupuncture: Deadman, Peter
The Practice of Chinese Medicine: Maciocia, Giovanni

Taoist Medicine
Qigong: Art of Mastering Unseen Life Force: Chang Yi Hsiang

Herbal Medicine
Materia Medica: Dan Bensky & Andrew Gamble
Formulas and Strategies: Dan Bensky & Randall Barolet

Biomedical Clinical Sciences
The Human Body in Health and Illness: B. Herlihy, N. Maebius
Trail Guid to the Body: Biel, Andrew
Medical Terminology: Gylys & Wedding

Clinical Training and Internship
Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncture: NCCAOM

Ethics and Practice Management
Points for Profit: Honora Wolfe, Eric Strand, Marilyn Allen

Recommended References

Traditional Chinese Medicine
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine: Veith, Ilza
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxabustion: Cheng Xinnong
Acupuncture: How it Works Scientifically: Mann, Felix

Treatment and Needling
Student Manual on Fundamentals of Oriental Medicine: Tyme
Manual on Differentiation & Treatment of Zang Fu Syndrome: Tyme

Taoist Medicine
I Ching (Book of Changes) : Wilhem
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Feng Shui: Lillian Too
The Taoist Classics: Thomas Cleary

Biomedical Clinical Sciences
Anatomy Coloring Book: Kapit, Wynn & Elsion, Lawrence
Merck Manual: Berkow, Robert, M.D.
Principles of Anatomy & Physiology: Tortora

Clinical Training and Internship
Soap Notation Workbook: Ginge Kettnbach
Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, A Comprehensive Guide: Maciocia, Giovanni
Acupuncture Risk Management: David Kailin
Pocket Manual of Chinese Medicine: Lee, Richard
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine: Maclean & Lyttleton